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darrenw5094 · 25-07-2012, 21:03

Just curious to see how many people would still purchase BF it it was Multi-player only and no Single-player like MAG.

**danniemcq** · 25-07-2012, 22:39

but what happens when the servers go down?

darrenw5094 · 25-07-2012, 22:57

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but what happens when the servers go down?

View it on Youtube......might even pick up some tips.

solarith · 26-07-2012, 00:18

Yes, definitely. I honestly hope that some games go this way, and are discounted as a result of way less time spent in development. I haven't played a singleplayer mode in CoD since MW2, and never played more than half an hour of singleplayer in BF3, and about 4 minutes in BC2. I'm not really interested in their (crap, generic) stories.

The battlefield multiplayer games often feel more like a mission than anything I've experienced. There's certain patterns which emerge in the games which are unique to those games, really give it something that can't happen in a scripted game.

PogueMahone365 · 26-07-2012, 07:06

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Yes, definitely. I honestly hope that some games go this way, and are discounted as a result of way less time spent in development.

They might go this way, but they definitely won't be discounted!

I like the Single Player stories, personally, I'd like to see them kept but improved, I think the reason they're generic and predictable is because they're focusing so much on the multiplayer aspect.

AnCapaillMor · 26-07-2012, 07:59

BF3 was the first to have a single player campaign, the rest had a sort of skirmish mode, i've yet to play the single player, so have no problems whatsoever with it being mltiplayer only.

hypermuse · 26-07-2012, 10:22

Single player games on FPS are somewhat redundant now when you consider how many hours people put into it compared to single player!

I'm not saying Single player is ****e (although I'm personally not that bothered with it) as some people love the story, but I'd say over 90% of the time spent on games like BF/COD is spent playing multiplayer for 90% of the people that bought it!

grizzly · 26-07-2012, 10:37

100%. As hypermuse says better that the dev time is spent on multiplayer and drop single. I'll get my single player thrills from games like Far Cry.

BC2 had a fun single player game. BF3 SP looked great but was ultimately boring.

Iancar29 · 26-07-2012, 12:52

Bought BF4 on day one.... still havent completed the campaign ....

Just really cant be bothered with it anymore , the co-op i have though as its much better IMO playing with someone else .

chopperbyrne · 26-07-2012, 13:40

The campaign disc has never left the box, so I'd have no problem with BF4 being MP only.

**5uspect** · 26-07-2012, 15:40

The SP in BF3 was awful. Terrible story, buggy, scripted, and WTF were they thinking QTEs. Why waste time, money and effort on it when nobody wants it.
The SP in BC2 on the other hand, while nothing special from a gameplay perspective, was a hoot.

iColdFusion · 26-07-2012, 19:09

Not sure really, I'd prefer it had a single player but would take a decent co-op campaign in its place.

Even though I have a crazy amount of hours racked up in BF3 online I'd still hesitate in handing over €50 for multiplayer only BF4 and I don't have enough faith in DICE to believe it would be perfect if they were allowed to focus on multiplayer only.

**Logical Fallacy** · 26-07-2012, 21:54

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Not sure really, I'd prefer it had a single player but would take a decent co-op campaign in its place.

This is what I really want from online multiplayer. I like capping fools, but I love co-op. It's why I bought Borderlands and why i'll buy the next one. I was gutted when Resistance 3 came out and there was no co-op modes, and then Insomniac basically abandoned the game.

darrenw5094 · 27-07-2012, 00:35

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but what happens when the servers go down?

Like right now?????

Lizard Spock · 27-07-2012, 10:41

Yes, haven't finished the single player missions on BF3 despite racking up a ridicules amount of hours on multi player.

View Poll Results: Are you a Multi Player only person?
Yes, I would still buy BF4 if it was Multi-player only	62	89.86%
No, i would only buy it if it had both Single and Multi player modes	5	7.25%
Have not decided yet.	2	2.90%
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll

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25-07-2012, 22:39	#2
danniemcq Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Letterkenny Posts: 8,254 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Donegal, Leitrim, North West	but what happens when the servers go down?

26-07-2012, 00:18	#4
solarith Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 539 Adverts \| Friends	Yes, definitely. I honestly hope that some games go this way, and are discounted as a result of way less time spent in development. I haven't played a singleplayer mode in CoD since MW2, and never played more than half an hour of singleplayer in BF3, and about 4 minutes in BC2. I'm not really interested in their (crap, generic) stories. The battlefield multiplayer games often feel more like a mission than anything I've experienced. There's certain patterns which emerge in the games which are unique to those games, really give it something that can't happen in a scripted game.

26-07-2012, 07:59	#6
AnCapaillMor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,795 Adverts \| Friends	BF3 was the first to have a single player campaign, the rest had a sort of skirmish mode, i've yet to play the single player, so have no problems whatsoever with it being mltiplayer only.

26-07-2012, 10:22	#7
hypermuse Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Breezehome Posts: 2,108 Adverts \| Friends	Single player games on FPS are somewhat redundant now when you consider how many hours people put into it compared to single player! I'm not saying Single player is ****e (although I'm personally not that bothered with it) as some people love the story, but I'd say over 90% of the time spent on games like BF/COD is spent playing multiplayer for 90% of the people that bought it!

26-07-2012, 10:37	#8
grizzly Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 29 Acacia Road Posts: 2,383 Adverts \| Friends	100%. As hypermuse says better that the dev time is spent on multiplayer and drop single. I'll get my single player thrills from games like Far Cry. BC2 had a fun single player game. BF3 SP looked great but was ultimately boring.

26-07-2012, 12:52	#9
Iancar29 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Dublin -66m Asl Posts: 3,476 Adverts \| Friends	Bought BF4 on day one.... still havent completed the campaign .... Just really cant be bothered with it anymore , the co-op i have though as its much better IMO playing with someone else .

26-07-2012, 13:40	#10
chopperbyrne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tallaght, Dublin 24. Posts: 8,102 Adverts \| Friends	The campaign disc has never left the box, so I'd have no problem with BF4 being MP only.

26-07-2012, 15:40	#11
5uspect Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Back from Abroad. Posts: 8,113 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Digital Art & Design	The SP in BF3 was awful. Terrible story, buggy, scripted, and WTF were they thinking QTEs. Why waste time, money and effort on it when nobody wants it. The SP in BC2 on the other hand, while nothing special from a gameplay perspective, was a hoot.

26-07-2012, 19:09	#12
iColdFusion Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: People's Republic of Cork Posts: 276 Adverts \| Friends	Not sure really, I'd prefer it had a single player but would take a decent co-op campaign in its place. Even though I have a crazy amount of hours racked up in BF3 online I'd still hesitate in handing over €50 for multiplayer only BF4 and I don't have enough faith in DICE to believe it would be perfect if they were allowed to focus on multiplayer only.

27-07-2012, 10:41	#15
Lizard Spock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dublin Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	Yes, haven't finished the single player missions on BF3 despite racking up a ridicules amount of hours on multi player.